It is 3.75 for the answer
To get -2 from 2, you would multiple by -1.
To get 2 from -2, you also would multiple by -1.
Ad infinitum.
So the common ratio is -1.
Hope this helps.
Answer:
10 because there there are 2 ten
6x = n²-16
n²-6x-16=0 -16=-8*2, -6=-8+2
(n-8)(n+2)=0
n-8=0, n+2=0
n=8, n=-2
Negative solution is -2.
